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Jack Reed

Democratic · RI · U.S. Senator for Rhode Island

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Jack Reed has represented Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate since 1997 and is the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee. A West Point graduate and former Army officer, he focuses on lowering living costs and on housing, education, and health care.

Where Jack Reed stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (30 records),

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose), U.S.-Israel Ties (3 support · 1 oppose)

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Joined Sens. Mark Warner and Chris Coons in asking the Defense Secretary and the intelligence director to investigate reported failures of AI tools in military and intelligence work, including a strike in Minab, Iran.

    September 21, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: reed.senate.gov

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which let Medicare negotiate drug prices, capped Medicare insulin at $35 monthly and funded clean energy. The Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie; it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022.

    August 7, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 30 support
  • Voted against sending H.J.Res. 131 to the President, cancelling the decision that limited oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Senate passed it 49-45.

    December 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which canceled the 2024 federal plan change that had stopped new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. It passed the Senate 51-43 anyway and became law December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-51), reopening that land to coal leasing.

    November 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 80, which canceled the 2022 federal plan that closed about half of Alaska's 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to oil and gas leasing. It passed the Senate 52-45 anyway and became law on December 5, 2025 (Public Law 119-47).

    October 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 106, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area. That plan had set aside 21 specially protected areas covering about 3,611,000 acres. The Senate passed it 50-46 and it became Public Law 119-50 on December 11, 2025, undoing those protections.

    October 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 105, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for its North Dakota office. That plan had limited oil and gas work in low-potential areas and kept new coal leasing within four miles of existing mines. The Senate passed it 50-45 and it became Public Law 119-49 on December 11, 2025.

    October 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for S.J.Res. 71, a resolution to end the national energy emergency the President declared on January 20, 2025 to speed domestic energy projects. The Senate rejected it 47-51, so the emergency stayed in place and the measure did not become law.

    October 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 104, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for the Miles City office in eastern Montana. That plan had put 1,745,040 acres off limits to coal leasing. The Senate passed it 52-47 and it became Public Law 119-48 on December 11, 2025, reopening those lands to coal leasing.

    October 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 87, which the Senate passed 51-45. The measure cancelled the federal waivers behind California's truck emission warranty rules and its zero-emission truck and fleet standards. It became Public Law 119-15 on June 12, 2025.

    May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 88, which the Senate passed 51-44. The measure cancelled the federal waiver letting California require rising shares of low- and zero-emission new cars. It became Public Law 119-16 on June 12, 2025.

    May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 89, which the Senate passed 49-46. The measure cancelled the federal waiver behind California's own low-nitrogen-oxide limits for new heavy trucks and off-road diesel engines. It became Public Law 119-17 on June 12, 2025.

    May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing H.J.Res. 60, sending it to the President: it repealed the National Park Service rule tightening off-road vehicle limits around Lake Powell. The Senate passed it 50-43, and it was signed on May 23, 2025 as Public Law 119-13.

    May 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 61, which wiped out EPA limits on toxic air pollution from rubber tire factories. It passed the Senate 55-45 and was signed into law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-14). A no vote was a vote to keep the limits.

    May 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 31, which cancelled an EPA rule requiring plants moving to a lower pollution category to keep controlling persistent toxic air pollutants. The Senate passed it 52-46 and sent it to the House. It became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).

    May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 75, which cancelled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers. It passed the Senate 52-45 and was signed into law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-9). A no vote was a vote to keep the standards.

    May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 42, which canceled the Energy Department rule on how appliance makers prove, label, and are held to efficiency standards. It passed the Senate 52-46 and became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-8).

    April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 20, which canceled the Energy Department's efficiency standards for gas-fired instant water heaters. It passed the Senate 53-44 and became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-6).

    April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which wiped out the Energy Department's December 2024 efficiency rule for walk-in coolers and freezers. A no vote backed keeping the stricter standards. The Senate passed it 53-42, and it became law May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-7).

    April 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing H.J.Res. 35 by 52-47, wiping out the EPA rule that carried out the methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas sites. The measure became law on March 14, 2025 (Public Law 119-2).

    February 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for S.J.Res. 10, which would end the energy emergency declared under Executive Order 14156 on January 20, 2025. The Senate rejected it 47-52, so it did not become law.

    February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing S.J.Res. 11, 54-44, using the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule requiring an archaeology report with offshore oil and gas plans. It was signed on March 14, 2025 as Public Law 119-3, so the rule is gone.

    February 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 58, which would have wiped out the Energy Department rule setting higher efficiency standards for home gas furnaces. It passed the Senate 50-45 but died without a House vote, leaving the standards in place.

    May 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S. 4072, a bill barring 2024 spending to carry out EPA tailpipe pollution limits for 2027 and later cars and trucks. It needed 60 votes and failed 52-46, so it never became law.

    April 18, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 61, which would cancel the Federal Highway Administration rule making states measure and set targets for greenhouse gas pollution from highways. The Senate passed it 53-47 anyway. The House never voted, so it died and the rule stayed in place.

    April 10, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 24, which the Senate passed 51-49. The resolution would have cancelled the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered. The President vetoed it and the Senate override attempt failed, so the bat kept its federal protection.

    May 11, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 9, which would have wiped out the Fish and Wildlife Service rule protecting the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered. The Senate passed it 50-48 and the House followed 221-206. The President then vetoed it, and the Senate override attempt failed 47-46, leaving the rule in force.

    May 3, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 11, which passed the Senate 50-49 and sought to cancel the EPA rule tightening nitrogen oxide limits for new heavy-duty trucks. A no vote was a vote to keep those limits. The President vetoed the measure and the override failed, so the rule survived.

    April 26, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing H.J.Res. 27, 53-43, using the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed, so the rule stayed in place.

    March 29, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which let Medicare negotiate drug prices, capped Medicare insulin at $35 monthly and funded clean energy. The Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie; it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022.

    August 7, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 55, which the Senate passed 50-47. The measure would have cancelled the White House environmental council rule that restored broader environmental reviews of federal projects. The House never voted on it, so it never became law.

    August 4, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for S.J.Res. 14, which cancelled the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new and rebuilt oil and gas sources. The Senate passed it 52-42, the House agreed, and it became law on June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-23).

    April 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 support
  • Voted against sending H.J.Res. 98 to the President; the Senate approved it anyway, 50-48. The resolution would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it and the House override failed, so the rule stayed.

    April 10, 2024Supports Labor Rights

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 3 support
  • Joined top Democratic budget writers in a letter demanding the White House pull a taxpayer-funded ad promoting President Trump and report how much it cost.

    September 24, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Joined three other senators in pressing the Federal Reserve to disclose all of Chair Kevin Warsh's conversations with President Trump since May. They raised concern about political pressure to cut interest rates.

    August 20, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • On July 20, 2026, co-introduced S.5018, the Disaster Relief Fairness Act, a bill targeting politicized disaster-assistance decisions by requiring relief when FEMA’s established criteria are met.

    July 20, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: reed.senate.gov

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Cost of Living Reduction · 6 support
  • Voted to pass S.J.Res. 88, which would end the national emergency the President declared on April 2, 2025 to impose broad import tariffs. The Senate passed it 51-47, but the House never took it up, so the tariffs stayed in place.

    October 30, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to pass S.J.Res. 77, a resolution to end the February 1, 2025 national emergency behind a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports. The Senate passed it 50-46, but the House never took it up, so the tariffs stayed in place.

    October 29, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to pass S.J.Res. 81, a resolution to end the July 30, 2025 emergency used to add a 40 percent tariff on many Brazilian imports. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never took it up, so the resolution did not become law and the tariff stayed in place.

    October 28, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for S.J.Res. 49, a resolution to end the April 2, 2025 emergency used to place a 10 percent tariff on most imports. The Senate tied 49-49, so it did not become law.

    April 30, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for S.J.Res. 37, to end the national emergency behind the President's February 2025 tariffs on Canadian goods. Those tariffs added 25 percent on most imports and 10 percent on Canadian energy. The Senate passed it 51-48, but the House never voted, so the tariffs stayed.

    April 2, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 18. It wiped out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at the biggest banks to $5. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it was signed into law on May 9, 2025.

    March 27, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 2 support
  • Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, 50-47, to wipe out the 2022 rule narrowing when using benefits like Medicaid counts against green card seekers. The House never voted on it, so the 2022 rule stayed in place.

    May 17, 2023Supports Immigration

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 46, a resolution to cancel the rule letting asylum officers decide asylum claims directly instead of sending them to immigration court. The Senate rejected it 46-48, so it did not become law.

    May 26, 2022Supports Immigration

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Publicly opposed a reported Trump administration plan to put $5 billion in U.S. taxpayer money into a fund to rebuild Persian Gulf oil and gas sites.

    September 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Joined 15 other senators in urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cancel a reported $20 million order of electric shock gloves for its agents. They asked more than 30 questions about how the gloves are used.

    August 27, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Delivered a $700,000 earmark he secured in a federal spending law for Farm Fresh RI's food hub. The hub helps small Rhode Island farms, fishers, and food businesses reach more customers.

    August 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: reed.senate.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently puts fentanyl copycat drugs in the strictest federal drug category with fentanyl's penalties. The Senate passed it 84-16, and it became Public Law 119-26 on July 16, 2025.

    March 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 7 support
  • Led a bipartisan letter with Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, joined by 28 other senators, urging the federal health department to quickly release about $4 billion in home heating aid (LIHEAP).

    September 17, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • On July 20, 2026, co-introduced S.5018, the Disaster Relief Fairness Act, a bill targeting politicized disaster-assistance decisions by requiring relief when FEMA’s established criteria are met.

    July 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed two rules that cut Social Security benefits for people with government pensions. Retired teachers, police officers, and other public workers gained full benefits. The Senate passed it 76-20 and it became Public Law 118-273 on January 5, 2025.

    December 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to pass S. 3853, a bill extending and widening federal payments to people sickened by nuclear testing fallout, uranium mining and Manhattan Project waste. The Senate passed it 69-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.

    March 7, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 43, which would cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The Senate rejected it 49-50, so it did not become law.

    November 15, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against sending H.J.Res. 45 to the President; the Senate approved it anyway, 52-46. The resolution would have cancelled the Education Department rule that paused federal student loan payments and erased up to $20,000 of debt per borrower. The veto stood after the House override failed.

    June 1, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief with $1,400 payments. The Senate approved it 50-49, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 117-2 on March 11, 2021.

    March 6, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support
  • Voted against passing S.J.Res. 7, a resolution to cancel the FCC rule letting schools and libraries lend Wi-Fi hotspots using federal internet discounts. The Senate passed it 50-38, but the House never voted on it, so the rule stayed in place.

    May 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Voted against H.J.Res. 44, which would have wiped out the federal firearms rule treating pistols fitted with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. It had passed the House, but failed in the Senate 49-50.

    June 22, 2023Supports Gun Control

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 1 support
  • Voted to pass S. 2296, the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, setting defense policy and authorizing Defense Department funding. The Senate passed it 77-20, but the House held it at the desk without voting, so it has not become law.

    October 9, 2025Supports National Defense

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Foreign Trade

Foreign Trade · 1 support
  • Joined more than two dozen senators in introducing the End Trump's Tariff Tax Act (S. 5390). The bill repeals and refunds President Trump's latest tariffs and limits a president's power to set tariffs.

    September 15, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

    Source: reed.senate.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 support
  • Voted against S.J.Res. 42, which would overturn federal protections against sexual-orientation and gender-identity discrimination in food programs. The Senate rejected it 47-50, so it did not become law.

    October 26, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted yes at Senate passage of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, making states honor valid same-sex and interracial marriages. The Senate passed it 61-36, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 117-228 on December 13, 2022.

    November 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: senate.gov

  • Reed voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, when the U.S. Senate passed it on November 29, 2022.

    November 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 7 support
  • Voted against S.J.Res. 13, which cancelled a 2024 rule that had ended fast-track approvals and short application forms in bank merger reviews. The Senate passed it 52-47 and sent it to the House. It became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-19).

    May 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 18. It wiped out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at the biggest banks to $5. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it was signed into law on May 9, 2025.

    March 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing S.J.Res. 28 by 51-47, cancelling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that put the largest digital payment apps under its supervision. It became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-11).

    March 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.J.Res. 109, a resolution to cancel SEC accounting guidance for companies that safeguard customers' crypto assets. A no vote backed keeping that guidance. It passed the Senate 60-38, was vetoed on May 31, 2024, and the House override attempt failed on July 11, 2024.

    May 16, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against sending H.J.Res. 98 to the President; the Senate approved it anyway, 50-48. The resolution would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it and the House override failed, so the rule stayed.

    April 10, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 32, which the Senate passed 53-44. The resolution would cancel the consumer bureau rule requiring lenders to report small business lending data, including loans to women-owned and minority-owned firms. It was vetoed, and the Senate override attempt failed 54-45 on January 10, 2024.

    October 18, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for S.J.Res. 15, which cancelled the bank regulator's true-lender rule. That rule let a national bank be named as lender on loans funded by others, shielding those loans from state interest rate caps. The Senate passed it 52-47 and it became law on June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-24).

    May 11, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted to pass H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan deal putting roughly $1 trillion into roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water. The Senate passed it 69-30, the House later agreed, and it became Public Law 117-58 on November 15, 2021.

    August 10, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy

Peaceful Foreign Policy · 3 support
  • Voted for a resolution (H. Con. Res. 89) directing the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran under the War Powers Resolution. It failed 49-50.

    September 24, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to pass S. 316, a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations, ending the legal basis for military action there. The Senate passed it 66-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.

    March 29, 2023Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: senate.gov

  • Reed was one of only 23 U.S. senators to vote against the October 2002 joint resolution authorizing military force against Iraq.

    October 11, 2002Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties

U.S.-Israel Ties · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to stop the U.S. from selling 20,000 automatic rifles to Israel's national police (S.J.Res. 41). The effort failed 27-70, so the sale was allowed.

    July 30, 2025Opposes U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to allow the U.S. sale of thousands of bombs and bomb-guiding kits to Israel, against an effort to stop it (S.J.Res. 26). The effort failed 15-83, so the sale was allowed.

    April 3, 2025Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted to allow the U.S. sale of 50,400 mortar shells to Israel, against an effort to stop it (S.J.Res. 113). The effort failed 19-78, so the sale was allowed.

    November 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted for H.R. 815, a $95 billion foreign aid package paid with U.S. taxpayer money. It held $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid in Gaza and elsewhere, and $8 billion for Taiwan and Pacific allies. The Senate agreed 79-18, and it became law in April 2024.

    April 23, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

    Source: senate.gov

Track record — General

General · 15 records
  • Voted against ending debate on a bill (S. 4668) on college athletes' name, image, and likeness rights and rules for college sports. The motion passed 74-25.

    September 24, 2026

    Source: senate.gov

  • Accused the Trump administration of hiding the true cost of the war with Iran. Reports showed more U.S. troop deaths than the Pentagon listed, and a war cost of at least $44 billion.

    September 19, 2026

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Voted against moving forward on a bill (H.R. 3633) to set federal rules for selling digital currencies such as crypto, overseen by the SEC and CFTC. The motion failed 49-50.

    September 15, 2026

    Source: senate.gov

  • Sent a letter with Rhode Island's congressional delegation demanding records from FEMA and Homeland Security on why the state was denied federal disaster aid for the February 2026 blizzard.

    September 10, 2026

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Publicly opposed reported plans to rename the future aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller, named for a Black World War II hero, after President Trump.

    August 21, 2026

    Source: reed.senate.gov

  • Voted against passing H.R. 5371, the funding bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown. It paid for most agencies through January 30, 2026 and funded agriculture, military construction and veterans, and Congress for the full year. The Senate passed it 60-40 and it became law November 12, 2025 (Public Law 119-37).

    November 10, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against the Senate's version of H.R. 4, which took back about $9 billion already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The Senate approved it 51-48 and the House agreed. It became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.

    July 17, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing the Senate's version of H.R. 1, extending the 2017 income tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and food aid, and raising the debt limit. Senators split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie. The House then agreed, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

    July 1, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting the first federal rules for payment stablecoins, backed one-for-one by cash or safe assets. The Senate passed it 68-30, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.

    June 17, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against sending H.J.Res. 25 to the President, canceling the IRS rule that made services helping people sell digital assets report the sale proceeds. The Senate passed it 70-28, and it became law on April 10, 2025 (Public Law 119-5).

    March 26, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against H.R. 1968, the full-year government funding bill, which the Senate passed 54-46. It funded federal agencies through the end of the 2025 budget year and avoided a government shutdown. It became Public Law 119-4 the next day, March 15, 2025.

    March 14, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 3, which passed the Senate 70-27 and sought to scrap the IRS rule making decentralized crypto trading front-ends report users' sale proceeds. A no vote was a vote to keep the reporting rule. An identical House resolution became law on April 10, 2025 (Public Law 119-5).

    March 4, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against passing S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which requires jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft, burglary, or violent crimes. The Senate passed it 64-35, the House agreed, and it became law on January 29, 2025.

    January 20, 2025

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S.J.Res. 29, which would cancel the federal workplace safety rule requiring large employers to have workers vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.

    December 8, 2021

    Source: senate.gov

  • Voted against S. 1, which would have authorized $3.3 billion a year in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid to Israel through 2028. It also would have let states refuse contracts with companies that boycott Israel, and sanctioned Syria's government. The Senate passed it 77-23.

    February 5, 2019

    Source: senate.gov

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